Public Enemy No. 1
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Public Enemy No. 1 is the infamous label given by the FBI to notorious American bank robber John Dillinger during the early 1930s crime wave.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Enemy No. 1 (FBI label for John Dillinger) | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal designation
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nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo | John Dillinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToCrimeType |
armed robbery
ⓘ
bank robbery in the Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| appliedToEra |
Great Depression
NERFINISHED
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early 1930s ⓘ |
| appliedToLegalStatus | most wanted fugitive ⓘ |
| appliedToNotoriety |
notorious criminal
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public enemy ⓘ |
| appliedToOccupation | bank robber ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonBirthYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonDeathCause | gunshot wounds inflicted by law enforcement ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonDeathPlace | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonDeathYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonFullName | John Herbert Dillinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonGender | male ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonKnownFor |
leading the Dillinger Gang
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multiple prison escapes ⓘ series of bank robberies in the early 1930s ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonNationality | American ⓘ |
| appliedToPersonOpposedBy |
FBI agents
ⓘ
J. Edgar Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedToRegion |
Chicago area
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Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferredBy | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfUse | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
"No. 1"
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"Public Enemy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped justify expansion of FBI powers under J. Edgar Hoover
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symbol of the 1930s American gangster era ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
used in FBI wanted posters
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widely reported in American newspapers ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
most wanted list
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public enemy (criminal label) ⓘ |
| semanticRole | indicates top-priority criminal target ⓘ |
| useContext |
American crime wave of the early 1930s
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bank robbery ⓘ |
| usedIn |
law enforcement communications
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press releases by the FBI ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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